TY - GEN
T1 - Visualizations for self-reflection on mouse pointer performance for older adults
AU - Jones, Jasmine
AU - Hall, Steven
AU - Gentis, Mieke
AU - Rennolds, Carrie
AU - Gadwal, Chitra
AU - Hurst, Amy
AU - Ronch, Judah
AU - Neylan, Callie
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Aging causes physical and cognitive changes that influence how we interact with the world around us. As personal data becomes increasingly available from a variety of sources, older adults can use this information to better understand these changes and adapt. Our project explores information visualization as a tool to help older adults interpret and understand their own personal data. To test this concept, we created visualizations of a user's pointer performance metrics to help demystify problems in real-world mouse use. In a user study conducted with older adults with a range of computing experience, we learned that visualizations such as these can be a highly engaging information medium for this population. This paper presents our design process and recommendations for creating reflective visualizations for older adults.
AB - Aging causes physical and cognitive changes that influence how we interact with the world around us. As personal data becomes increasingly available from a variety of sources, older adults can use this information to better understand these changes and adapt. Our project explores information visualization as a tool to help older adults interpret and understand their own personal data. To test this concept, we created visualizations of a user's pointer performance metrics to help demystify problems in real-world mouse use. In a user study conducted with older adults with a range of computing experience, we learned that visualizations such as these can be a highly engaging information medium for this population. This paper presents our design process and recommendations for creating reflective visualizations for older adults.
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U2 - 10.1145/2384916.2384996
DO - 10.1145/2384916.2384996
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84869798780
SN - 9781450313216
T3 - ASSETS'12 - Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
SP - 287
EP - 288
BT - ASSETS'12 - Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
T2 - 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS 2012
Y2 - 22 October 2012 through 24 October 2012
ER -